Folding gocart



C. A'. PIPPIN.

FOLDING GOCART.

' 0N man r 24 APP v. 191s. 1,409,3 12, Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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C. A. PIPPIN.

FOLDING GOCART.

APPLlcATloN FILED FEB. 24, 1919.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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C. A. PIPPIN.

FOLDINGGOCART.

APPLICATION FILED fEs.24. 1919.

C.' A. PIP-PIN.` Y FOLDING GOCART.. APPLlcATIoN HLED FEB.24, |919.

Patented Mar. 14, v1922.

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CLYDE AMBERT PVIPPIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNASSIGNMENTS, v TO CAMO CART COMPANY, F CLINTON, ILLINOIS,A CORPORATIONOFVILLINOIS.

`FOLDING GOCART.

To 172 P710/n I'z may concern Y y Be it known that l, CLYDE Amarins P1P-riN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident'ofChicago, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvenientin Folding Gocarts, of which the folloiv is a specification. v

This invention relates to folding go-carts of that hind in which theWheels and certain other portions all fold into a compact bundle,

and in which the folded parts are all eilwhereby a folding section ofthe box-like case forms a footfrest when the go-cart is unfolded; toprovide a construction vvhcreby a telescoping and folding pole isadapted to he folded into a seating cavity Withinthe box-like case, andin which the pole'ivhen thus folded is enclosed by a folding section ofthe ease, which section forms the back or head-rest when the go-c-artisunfolded; to provit e a construction whereby a folding top for thegtr-cart is provided which is adapted to fold into' the seating cavityvformed in the Y box-like case Whenthe go-car't is unfolded.

lt also :in object to provide certain other novel features ofconstruction and details and combinations tending to increase thegeneral efficiency and the desirability'of 'a folding goeart of thisparticular construction. 4 Y

T o these and other vuse-ful ends the invention consists in mattershereinafterset forth and claimed. t f

ln the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective ofthe.folding-gocart completely folded, showing the rectang` ular box-likecase which forms the body of the go-cart when'unfolded or opened, andAwhich forms the exterior of the' bundle when the go-oart isfolded.' YFig. 2 is a erspective of partially unfolc ed.

the structure t specification @Leners Parent. Patent-ea Mar. 1a, ieee.Application inea February 24., 1919.

Serial. N0. 278,638.

Fig.y 3 is a perspective of the go-eart entirely unfolded, -Withcertainportions broken away fo-r convenience of illustration.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevationy of the go-.cart in unfolded condition, withcertain portions shown broken away for convenience of illustration.

F ig.l 5 is a'longitudinal section cart in unfolded condition." Y

Fig. 6 is a cross section vof the go-cart when entirely folded. j v

. Figjr' is a sectionon line 75-1' 4in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a hinged fragmentary detail view of the telescoping andfolding pole Whichis provided for pulling the ,go-cart. i

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of a portion of-said pole. n

Fig. 10 is a. longitudinal section of the body portion of the go-cart,in unfolded condition, showing the folding top which is at-,V tachableto the goecart Vi'vhe'n desired;

2l. in Fig. 12. Y v, Y

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detailfragnientary vien7 of a portion of oneofthe foldingbraces' of Ythe goetailsection online 11-11'.

that are employed to connect the hinged-.back

or head-rest withthebody of the vehicle.

Figzl is aview similar' to Fig. 6, showing the manner. in which the[folded top is fold! able into the boxlike case which forms the body ofthe entire structure.

As thus illustrated, the rectangulaifand 'box-like ease which forms'thebody of.' the` go-cartis composed of a hinged sidewall section 1, afixed top Wall. 2, fixed end Walls 3, hinged end Wallsl, a hingedsideWall composed of tivo sections and 6 which are hinged together at 7, anda hinged top Wall 8, the latter and the fixed wall 2 combining to formthe top of the satcl1el-like case, when the latter is entirely closed;and -tl'ie bottoni of the case is formed by arxed section 9 and a hingedsection 10,' the section 5 being hinged at l1 to theedgeof the section9, and the section 10 being hinged'at 12 to the other edge ofthe-section 9, and in this Way the two f sections 9kalnd v10 Vform thebottom ofthe case when the latter is' entirely closed.- The sections 6and 8 are hinged together. Vat 13 and 'thesection .8 has catches or,suitable .de-l vices 14 to engage; the catches 1501i the sec-l tion 2,which arelike those usedon an ordinary Satchel or suitcase, `and.wherebythe case is held in closed condition. The two walls 3 .areconnected. by-rodsl and a flexible seat 17 is fastened to the wall 2 at1.8 and extends over these rods to a point where it is fastened at 19 tothe wall 9 previously described, thereby providing a suitableseat. Thesection lO is provided with projections 2() which engage the slots 2l inthe section 5.y when thc go-cart is unfolded, and a yoke 22 is rigidlysecured to the folding section l() of the case. rlhis yoke 22 forms apart of the pole for pulling the go-cart, being provided at its centerwith a fixedbracket 23 which has a. recess 24 for receiving the edgeportion of the section 8, whereby the latter and the section 6 and thesection 5 form the foot rest of the vehicle. The pivoted bracket 25 isypivotally supported by a bolt 26 inserted through the bracket 23, anda'tubular section 27 of the tongue or pole is adapted to slide endwisein the guides 28 of this pivoted bracket. The strap 29 is rigid with thebracket 25, and engages the. pivot 26 previously. described, and isformed with an opening for the engaging end portion of the latch 31,which latter is pivoted at 82 on said stra-p, being provided with a.handle 38 for the operation thereof. -The bracket 23 has an opening ornotch 34 to receive the end of the latch 31, so Vthat the bracket 25will be locked in position to hold the pole in position for use. Aspring is provided to yieldinglyy hold the latch 8l in engagement withthe notch 34, but by pressing down on the handle 38 `the latch will beoperated to unlock the bracket 25, so that the latter can be turned inthe direction shown in Fig. 8, which is necessary in the folding of thegocart. The tongue or pole comprises another tubular section86 whichslides in the section 27, and which is held in extended position by aspring latch 87, in a manner that will be readily understood, anda'third section 38 provided with a handle 39 forms the extreme or outerend of the pole. When the telescoping and folding pole thus provided islocked in extended position, as shown in Fig. 9, the rear end portion 40of the section 27 bears against the previously described folding section8 of the case, so that this section 8 is clamped tightly against thebracket 23, thus holding the foot-rest in position. YW'hen the pole istelescoped and folded as shown in Fig, 8, the section l() can then beswung upward to bring the pole' within theseating cavity formed betweenthe two end walls 3, and in this position the folded pole or tongue canthen be enclosed by the folding side wall section l. of theicase'. Thesection 5 is pros vided with legs 4l which are pivoted on the innersurface of the section at 42, and which are connected by braces 48V withthe brackets 4.4 on the section 9, and withthis construction the 4legs4l automatically fold into the position showny in Fig. 6 when therectangle lar box-like case is closed: and these legs 4l thenautomatically unfold, and assume the upright position shown in Figs. 2,8 and 5, when the case is opened.

The section 1 forms the back or head rest of the vehicle, and isprovided with braces which consist of arms 45 which are pivoted 70 onthe rod 16, and which have their other ends pivotally connected at 46with the short sections 47 ofthe braces. The sections 47 telescopewithin the sheetmetal sections 48 of the braces, which latter arepivoted at 49 75 on the back or head-rest. The sections 47 are providedwith depending lugs 50 which engage the shoulders 5l on the sections 48to limit the extension of the sections 47 from the sections 48, when thego-cart is unfolded. Ears 52 are provided on the ends of the sections 48for the attachment of the folding top, as will hereinafter more fullyappear. The braces thus provided assume the position shown in Fig. 6when the go-ca-rt is folded and the case is closed. Arms 58 are pivotedon the other rodl6 and provided with notches 54 to engage the lowerinturned end portions 55 of the gua-rds 56 to hold the braces in anydesired position, so that the angle of theba-ck or head rest can bechanged.,

The sections 4` of the case are hinged at 57 to the edges of thesections 8, and are provided with rigid bail-shaped brackets 58 uponwhich are suitably mounted the wheels 59of the vehicle. When the case isentirely closed, the two wheels rest one upon the other, flatwisetogether, as shown in Fig. 7 and are enclosed by the sections 5, 6 and 8of the case; but when the sections 4 are swung outward, as shown in Fig.4, the two wheels then assume upright positions to support the go-cartin the desired manner. The n mechanism for folding and unfolding thewheels, and for holding them inoperative position, comprises a bar 60which `is pivoted' at 61 upon the section 2 of the case, and which isprovided with a folding handle 63 having cani portions 64 adjacent thepivots 65 thereof. The pivot 61` rigidly connects the bar 60 110 withanother bar 66 which is inside of the case, and which is connected atitsopposite ends by links 67 with the brackets 58 previously described,whereby the oscillating or twisting of the handle 68 in one direction115 will throw the brackets 58 and the wall sections 4 outward, as shownin Fig. 4, thus bringing the wheels into the position necessary tosupport the vehicle on the ground.

The handle 63 is then turned upward to cause 120 the cams 64 to bindtightlyupon the plate 68 which is secured to the top of the case, andthis locks the mechanis'mto hold the wheels in position. When itis'desired to fold the ,go-cart, the handle 68 is tilted aboutV its 125pivots 65, and then it is twisted or turned or skewed in the oppositedirection about the axis provided by its pivot 6l, so'that the wheels 59are drawn into the case. Thus the folding and unfolding of the wheels isc-ontrolled entirely bythe :handle by Which the case is, carrie Thesection l can be provided With pro? a pair of uprights 7 3 thatarepivotedat 7 4l on the ears 52 previously described. The

lower ends of these upright-s are provided With horizontal heads havingslots 7 5 therein, and front and rear arms or frame members 76 areprovided with pivots 77 to engaffe said slots. The elements 73 and 76are suitably connected together atthei'r upper ends to form arch-likeframemembers, and the folding frame thus provided is equipped with acovering 7 8 of any suitable character, so that a sort of carriage topisprovided. Thepivots Mare tight oigstiffenough to hold-the top inposition for use, 'as shown in Fig. l0, but yield sufiiciently toIpermit the top to fold into the position shown in Fig. 13. the pins 77sliding toward each other in the slots V to reduce the foldedtop to aymorev compact form, because of th'e'somewhat limited space Withinthe-case. It- Will be understood, of course, that the folding top thusprovided will not interfere with the foldingof the pole int-o theseating cavity, in the manner previously described. the top when foldedleaving space toreceive the pole, so thatthe. latter will occupy theposition shown in Fig. 6 when the case is closed. Ait such time, thefiapl 7.1, previously described, 'can be folded as shown' in Fig. l3,-and in this way vthe seating cavity willv receive and enclose.several portions of the folding gocart structure. f

if desired. the arms :3B-can be provided` with short end` portions 7 9,and th'esevend portions may be connected by springs` 8O with, theWallf2', as shown in'Figs. 5 and l0, thereby to yieldingly hold the arms53 in engagement vwith the lower portions 55 .of the ,guards56fo`r-thejp urpose pre-f viously explained. These springs 80, how.-ever, are adapted to' permit thear'ms 53 to be raised inside of theguards A5.6 when itis angle of theback lor head-rest.'Y

It will also be seen that the portions 8l desired to fold the go-cart.or to'change the'y and 82.*the` latter being Vintegral with thelprojections 20, are adapted to form vsiq'iports for the case whenthelatter is entirely closed. When the case is opened, these lportionsthen come together, as shown in Figs. 5 and 10, and the portions 20enter the slots 21,V as

previously7 described, so that the foot-rest is held rigid-ly inposition.y `Vif-hen' the tongue 'or pole ifs swung into the positionshown in Fig. 8, about its pivot, the section S of the case is therebyreleased, and the polein telfescoped condition can be moved cndwise invthe guides 28,'so that the pole can be folded over into --tlie seatingrcavity in the `main-ner shown and described.

If desired, the brackets 58 ynra'y beprovided with rearwardly exten-dingarms 83 adapted to resten the ground .in 'rear of the vehicle, toprevent the latter from tipping over bafclnvard. Thesearms are priv-Ioted on `the brackets at 84, and have stops 85' that rest on the upperedges rof the brackets-to limit the upward movement of the curved rearends of these arms. Links 86 are .pivoted on saidarins iat 87 and arepivoted onthe links "'67 at `88, in anyisuitable manner. so that these'arms 83 are aut-o-` thesearms 83 extend sonic distance in rea-r` ofthebody, and that they'wo'uldv strike the' vlower edge ofthe section;2,3vhenthje Wheels v are folded, if the'arms were Vrigid with the sbrackets; but by means Vof the', pivots 84, and the'connections whichautomatically swing the arms 83 ton/ard the front of theV vehicle, thesaid arms are fbroughtfwvithin' the lower compartmentfin which theWheels are stored -Wh'en Y the Ago-cart is entirely folded. f l .f

"What I claim as' myy inventionisr'; j l. In a folding. goscart,`arectangular boni like-'case adaptedto` v,open and form the which` tof`carry the .entire go-'cartin folded `V kbody of the go-cart,"liaving` avhandle by v condition., and Wheels foldable into one side i. i' of thecase 4and movable therefrom intoposition for ,use-byiadj'ustment of'said handle',

" 2. In Va' folding .go-cart," a rectangular boxlile case adapted'toopen and form:` thel body'of thefgo-cart, and- Wheels foldable linto oneside of the 'casega-nd. movable therefrom into position for use,'saidcase having a. movable selctionfy for yenclosingv isaidfnheels Y I andadapted whenfunfolded'tofform a' footrest-for theffront ofthe go-cart, ahandle by which Ato pull the go7-cart',alnd means tocbnnect thehandle'tosaid'footerestL l A3. Ina folding go-rart, la rectangularboit-` like case adapted to open' and'form the body of thegocart, and alforwardly :extending folding pole bywhich to pull kthe go-cart,

Vsaidv case having-a movable section for enclosing said pole'and adaptedto Vform aback andV head-rest'tvhen the case is; opened, and

another section forming a foot rest to Which Y the pole is attached. .YY .y

4. In a folding go-cart, a pairof Wheels,

' rest, a pole by which to pull'the go-cart, andv a rectangular box-likeAcase adapted to open and foi-inv thebody of the gol-cart, having ahinged section that forms aback and headi'est when the case is opened,and having end Walls and a back wall forming a seating cavity1 intoWhich certain .portions of the go-cai't are foldable and over Which saidback and head-rest is foldable to enclose said portions, and means; toenclose the wheels outside of said cavity. Y 1

5. In a folding go-cart, a rectangular boxlike case adapted to open andforni the body of the gocart,having -hinged sectionsforniing end wallswhen Vthe case is closed, brackets on said Walls, Wheels carried by saidbrackets, and means to swingthe Walls and brackets to move the Wheelsinto and out of thecase. i 6. 'lna folding go-cart, the combination of ahandle byV Which to direct the course of the go-cart, a pair ofyswinging brackets, Wheels carried by said brackets, a handle by whichto carry the go-cart when folded, and means whereby the Wheels andbrackets are movable into folded position oi intoopeiative position byadjustment of said handle. 'l'. In a folding go-cart, a body having a lseating cavity and a pole constructed to telescope and to fold sideyvisein order tliatv A bracesy to support said top:V

it lmay then be folded into said cavity.

8. ln a folding go-cart, a foldable footineans on the pole to releasablysupport the foot-rest lin position for use. v

' 9. In a folding go-cart, a rectangular boX- like case adapted y,toopen and-'forni the body of the go-ca-rt, having a hinged Wall, providedwith a collapsibleiand forwardly extending pole forhpullingthe gofcart,and

having another hinged Wall that formsa foot-rest, means to interlock thepole and the foot-rest, and means to interlock the two Walls.

10.111 a folding go-cart, ay rectangular box-like case adapted to openand form the body of the go-cart, having a seating cavity ivhen'opened,and a collapsible top adapted to fold into said cavity, said case havinga hinged section which forms an outside .Wall

of said oase and which serves as a back and head-restzvvhen the case isopen, andzWliich encloses said top When the case is closed.;

'11. A vstructure yas specilicd'in claim 1, said handle being pivotedvtooscillateabout an axis to controljsaid Wheel, sothat by skeivingthehandle one Wag/fthe Wheels A`are pushed outward` and by turning thehandle theothe'r Way the vWheels `are pulled into the case. i ,y 12` Astructure as specied in claim 1, said foot-rest being composed of twonarrow portions and Y one Wide portion hinged to-l gether attheiredgesgfivith folding legs on 'the Wide portion to support `the `go-cartagainst tilting forward.l f.

13. A Vstriitturefas rspecified/in claim 3, having folding .braces forsaid 'movable section, and. means to adjustably kengage said braces tohold the movable section in the desiredposition for-use. U

,14. structure as specified in claim 5, said means comprising anoscillatory mem-V ber adapted to be skewed one Way to throw the Wheelsoutward and to beturned the other Way to draw the Wheels together, incombination With a :forwardly extending handle by Whichto pull thego-cait.

A structureV as specified in claim 7, said pole comprising a yoke hingedon the body, a long handle composed of telescoping sections, and. .a.pivotal 1connection vbe tween the yoke and the handle;

l 1G. A structure as specified in claim 8, said means coniprisingfabracket adapted to receive the edge portion ofthe foot-rest, and

a piyoted portion to press this edge portion against the .bracket :whenthe p01@ is BX- tended. l

`1'?. structureas specified in claim 10,V having telescopingf andfolding kbraces'for said .backend head-rest, and nie'ans on said 18. Ina folding-go-oart, a pair of swinging brackets, Wheels supportedindependently of each otherpon said brackets, abody into which the.vheels and brackets are.

adapted to fold, rearwardly extending arms f' pivoted on said bracketsand adapted to rest on the ground and preventrthe Vgo-cart from tippingbackward, and oonnectionstoautof. inatically fold saidaarms-into'position4 to enter said body when the Wheels-are-folded togethen j f 'I19.- A structure of folding vvheelsgabodyz-Which forms a boX-V likeenclosure when. the gocartfis folded, a handle on theupperside.ofisaidboir-like` enclosure by Whiohtocarry the go-cart vinfolded condition, and*means operated by said handle to Vcontrolgthefolding and unfolding of said Wheels.: i v Y. f v

" CLYDE AMBERTV PlPPlN;k x

asY specified in claim 18, said connections comprising links connected

